Data on family types and characteristics by region; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and migrant families; family formation and dissolution; births; children and the family; child care; child protection; domestic violence and children; young persons and families; families and the labour force; family income and expenditure; family housing; older persons and persons with disabilities. Data sources include the 1991 Census of Population and Housing, ABS household surveys and information from the Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs.

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